Llyn (lake) Geirionydd is reputed to be the home of the Welsh 6th century poet, Taliesin. A stone monument to him stands at the north end of Geirionydd. His welsh language work is the earliest to have survived. He is said to have lived on the shores of the llyn and he is also believed to have been buried here although no exact location has been found.

This is a walk you can take directly from the hut. It takes you up the Gwydir forest track and then down to and around the wonderful Llyn (Lake) Geirionydd. The lake is almost a mile long, covers an area of 45 acres and its deepest point is around 50 ft (15 m).

The walk is just over 6 miles (11 km) and you can do it comfortably in under 3 hours. You can of course take a picnic or just stop and admire the view. If you’re feeling adventurous you can also take your swimming gear and enjoy the amazing experience of a wild swim!

• Leave our gate, pass the gate to Glyn Farm immediately outside and then take the next turn right up the farm track. Continue on and after a few hundred metres turn left at the big farm shed. The public pathway is directly ahead of you. Please remember to close all farm gates. Also please don’t run as you may startle any livestock that’s around. 

• Continue through the gate and you’ll climb up a narrow field. At the top, you’ll see a stile to the right of a metal gate. Climb over the stile (the gate is always locked) and take the path that goes left. This is the start of the forest track that you’ll be walking on.

• Keep going straight on for a mile or so and you’ll pass a lake (Llyn Bychan) on your left. Go past the lake and at the brow of the track you’ll see a path going to the left. Take this path and you’ll cross a cattle grid.

• Keep on this track for a mile or so and you’ll come to another cattle grid. Turn right here and follow the track all the way down to the Llyn.  Here you can either pick a spot and admire the beauty. Then you just retrace your steps back to the hut. But if you do this you’re missing the best bits!

• Follow the track around the Llyn in an anti-clockwise direction. Keeping the Llyn on your left as you go to the end. When you get here, go through the gate across the bottom of the Llyn. This is a wonderful place to stop and admire the view and perhaps take some photos. 

• Look out for the Taliesin monument with a cross on the top - this will be on a hill on your right. There’s also a stone building on your left. Keep left and you’ll see a white house tucked away on your right. Go through the gate on the lakeshore and follow this path around.Be careful though because this can get wet. Also, look out for rocks and protruding tree roots which can trip you up or cause a nasty sprain or worse! Just keep your eyes peeled, take your time and you’ll be fine.

• When you get to the end of this first track, you’ll come across a small shingle beach. This is a great place to rest and also to swim from. Then you climb gently up through the trees. Again keep your eyes open and be careful with tree roots. If they are wet they are slippery and you don’t really want to trip and take a swim fully clothed!

• When you get to the top of this rocky outcrop, come down the other side and follow the track with the Llyn on your left. Keep going ahead and you’ll rejoin the path you originally came down to when you first saw the Llyn.

• Then just retrace your steps back upon the track, across the cattle grid on your left, and back towards the hut.

This is a wonderful walk and if the weather is good it rivals anywhere in the world. The sheer beauty of the landscape is simply breathtaking.